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On Thursday 23 February, Lyon and Turnbull in Edinburgh are offering an interesting and often amusing selection of ‘Textiles as Art’ from the Paul Reeves Collection. Estimates range from the low hundreds of pounds to more than £20,000. Reeves, who began collecting British…

HALI previews the London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair (LARTA), now at Battersea Park.
Malin Lonnberg · 2 min
The fifth International Symposium on Azerbaijani Carpets (ISAC 2017), titled ‘Traditions and Innovations’ will happen 17-20 October 2017 in Baku in partnership with the International Conference on Oriental Carpets (ICOC).
Rachel Meek · 1 min
A special exhibition of textiles from Sumba, curated by Thomas Murray and drawing from his extensive collection, is now online.

HALI picks highlights from Henry's including a Lotto rug and a Swedish textile.

A spectacular votive embroidery will go under the hammer at Bonhams Hong Kong on 29 November 2016.